PELAGOS SANCTUARY
Three Countries, one goal
To ensure a favourable conservation status of marine mammals by protecting them
and their habitats from direct or indirect negative impacts of human activities
ABOUT US
A cross-border Sanctuary for the saveguard of marine biodiversity
On the 25th of November 1999, the Pelagos Agreement was signed in Rome by France, Italy and the Principality of Monaco.
Having come into effect on February 21th 2002, the main role of the Pelagos Agreement is to promote harmonised actions and management measures for the protection of cetaceans and their habitats against all causes of human-induced disturbance and mortality (e.g., pollution, noise, accidental capture, injury, etc).
SPECIES
8 species of whales and dolphins live in the Sanctuary on a regular basis
and the monk seal can be spotted occasionally
The marine mammals of the Sanctuary have their particular lifestyle and habits and socially interact in different ways.
Striped dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Common dolphin
Cuvier’s beaked whale
Risso’s dolphin
Long-finned pilot whale
SPERM whale
Fin whale
Monk seal
GET INVOLVED
The Pelagos Sanctuary belongs to everyone.
Get involved to protect marine mammals and their habitat
GET INVOLVED
The Pelagos Sanctuary belongs to everyone.
Get involved to protect marine mammals and their habitat
NEWS
Pelagos Sanctuary exhibition
On 27 September 2024, the Permanent Secretariat of the Pelagos Agreement attended the inauguration of the "Pelagos Sanctuary" exhibition
Call for application for the selection of a consultant to support the Permanent Secretariat of the Pelagos Agreement
The Pelagos Agreement announces a competition to award prizes for the best Master and Doctoral theses...
Call for the Best Master and PhD Theses – 2024
The Pelagos Agreement announces a competition to award prizes for the best Master and Doctoral theses...
Participation in the 64th Genoa Boat Show
On 22 September, the Pelagos Agreement took part in a round table ...
The RAMOGE and Pelagos Agreements: together for the preservation of the marine environment
The RAMOGE and Pelagos Agreements are organising a joint event...
MASE Call for Project Funding in the framework of the Pelagos Agreement Partnership Charter – Final Ranking
The Italian Ministry of Environment and Energy Security published a call for proposals to promote the realisation of project presented by the Municipalities adhering to the Partnership Charter of the Pelagos Agreement...
The Pelagos Sanctuary strengthens its commitment against ship-whale collisions
On June 16, 2025, the Pelagos Sanctuary took part in the 1st International Workshop on Ship-Whale Collisions, held in Brest (France) as part of the OCEANS 2025 conference.
Pelagos celebrates 25 years of international cooperation at UNOC3 in Nice
The Pelagos Sanctuary took part in the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the most significant global event dedicated to ocean protection, held in Nice from June 9 to 13.
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Photos credits :
©S. Brouder – Tethys
©Cima Research Foundation
©L. Gordigiani – Tethys
©Juliette Dedet – MIRACETI
© Maurizio Würtz – Coll. Institut océanographique, Fondation Albert Ier, Prince de Monaco
© M. Würtz -Artescienza
